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Asbestos, Quebec has a new name after an emotional search for a new name to replace the one that once proclaimed the town’s pride as a well-known global exporter of asbestos. The name discussion began After years as a global supplier of asbestos from the nearby Jeffrey Mine, there was a suggestion in 2006 that …
Asbestos, Quebec, Canada – In search of a new name to replace the one that once proclaimed the town’s pride as a well-known global exporter of asbestos. For 141 years, since the opening of the Jeffrey Mine in 1879, the town based its identity on asbestos. By the 1970s and 1980s, this fame began turning …
Does cancer prevention mean never getting cancer? Not necessarily, but it can decrease your chances immensely. It all begins with you. Proactive cancer prevention Life, procrastination, even denial possibly get in the way of doing what we know we should do to be healthy individuals. Annual checkups, knowing our family’s health history, eating healthy foods, …
After a 120 year history, Asbestos, Quebec is putting its asbestos past behind. Asbestos is known throughout the world as a deadly mineral comprised of microscopic fibers. These fibers, when inhaled, can cause diseases such as lung cancer, the deadly mesothelioma, and asbestosis. There is no safe level of exposure according to the World Health …
The night before Thanksgiving, 30,000 people near the Texas Petroleum Chemicals Group plant (TPC) in Port Neches, Texas were evacuated due to explosions which led to asbestos warnings. The two explosions sent debris flying “like a missile” over four miles according to Judge Jeff Branick, head of Jefferson County’s Office of Emergency Management. In addition …
